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| The 'Great Lakes' hold 20% of the World's freshwater |
image: Public Domain |
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This list below includes both freshwater and saltwater lakes. Some important points to note:
# If counted separately, Lake Huron and Lake Michigan would be the second and third largest lakes in North America, and Lake Superior would be second, and would assume the mantle of the continent's largest freshwater lake from Michigan-Huron.
# If it were a natural lake, the Smallwood Reservoir (6,527 sq km / 2,520 sq miles - Canada) would be at number 10 in the chart below.
# No saltwater lakes have made the North American Top 10.
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Lake |
Country(s) |
Water Volume |
Total Area |
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| 1 |
Michigan-Huron |
Canada /
United States |
8,458 km3 /
2,029 cubic miles |
117,702 sq km /
45,445 sq miles |
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Superior |
Canada /
United States |
12,100 km3 /
2,900 cubic miles |
82,414 sq km /
31,820 sq miles |
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Great Bear |
Canada |
2,236 km3 /
536 cubic miles |
31,080 sq km /
12,000 sq miles |
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Great Slave |
Canada |
2,090 km3 /
500 cubic miles |
28,930 sq km /
11,170 sq miles |
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Erie |
Canada /
United States |
489 km3 /
117 cubic miles |
25,719 sq km /
9,930 sq miles |
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Winnipeg |
Canada |
283 km3 /
68 cubic miles |
23,553 sq km /
9,094 sq miles |
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Ontario |
Canada /
United States |
1,639 km3 /
393 cubic miles |
19,477 sq km /
7,520 sq miles |
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Nicaragua |
Nicaragua |
108 km3 /
26 cubic miles |
8,001 sq km /
3,089 sq miles |
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Athabasca |
Canada |
204 km3 /
49 cubic miles |
7,920 sq km /
3,060 sq miles |
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Reindeer |
Canada |
95 km3 /
23 cubic miles |
6,330 sq km /
2,440 sq miles |
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Geography & Nature
